Rwandan Genocide: Poem Analysis
In his poem, “Rwandan Genocide,” William Cheesman states, “all the shouts every night, screams of pain, screams of fright, screams for mercy, to see morning's light, to pardon them and to stop this fight.” Illustrated in the poem is the general perspective of a victim facing genocide, the pain is incomprehensible, and the urgency of its conclusion is precedent over everything.
In multiple occasions, people have plotted the killing of a large group of people, and carried out. In 1975, communist leader Pol Pot rose to power and sought to enhance society by executing his road to utopia, communism. Eliminating outside influences was the tool to achieve it. Pol Pot formed the Khmer Rouge army, and killed 2 million people. Later, in Rwanda the Hutu …show more content…
Benjamin Valentino, a professor of government at Dartmouth College, argues that using military force is highly expensive, not to mention ineffective. He states that UN international peacekeepers were attendant in some of the most horrific times of the Rwandan and Darfur genocides. However, one must be aware that the UN “international peacekeepers” like the ones used in the Darfur and Rwandan genocides can be classified as half hearted efforts. Relentless military attacks are needed to eliminate enemies. In that case, their military power will be decimated. Peacekeeping missions mean good, but result in angering enemies; even more, risks lives of the troops. Additionally, money is profoundly insignificant to human life. Although we can profit or save money at the moment through leaving the problem on the shoulders of others, one must note that America can prioritize their needs while assisting others.
As a whole, diminishing evolving and existing genocides is a crucial endeavor for the US., not just for the sake the victims, but for the benefit of ourselves too. The importance of American intervention is not permitting the continuation of the lives taken extending to beyond tragic amounts, bettering the international image of our country, and making evil aware of the suffering they will face if perpetrating
In multiple occasions, people have plotted the killing of a large group of people, and carried out. In 1975, communist leader Pol Pot rose to power and sought to enhance society by executing his road to utopia, communism. Eliminating outside influences was the tool to achieve it. Pol Pot formed the Khmer Rouge army, and killed 2 million people. Later, in Rwanda the Hutu …show more content…
Benjamin Valentino, a professor of government at Dartmouth College, argues that using military force is highly expensive, not to mention ineffective. He states that UN international peacekeepers were attendant in some of the most horrific times of the Rwandan and Darfur genocides. However, one must be aware that the UN “international peacekeepers” like the ones used in the Darfur and Rwandan genocides can be classified as half hearted efforts. Relentless military attacks are needed to eliminate enemies. In that case, their military power will be decimated. Peacekeeping missions mean good, but result in angering enemies; even more, risks lives of the troops. Additionally, money is profoundly insignificant to human life. Although we can profit or save money at the moment through leaving the problem on the shoulders of others, one must note that America can prioritize their needs while assisting others.
As a whole, diminishing evolving and existing genocides is a crucial endeavor for the US., not just for the sake the victims, but for the benefit of ourselves too. The importance of American intervention is not permitting the continuation of the lives taken extending to beyond tragic amounts, bettering the international image of our country, and making evil aware of the suffering they will face if perpetrating